Trapping molecules on chips

Santambrogio, Gabriele

doi:10.1140/epjti/s40485-015-0024-8

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Trapping molecules on chips

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Santambrogio, Gabriele
Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica-CNR & European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy LENS;

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Santambrogio, G. (2015). Trapping molecules on chips. EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation, 2: 14. doi:10.1140/epjti/s40485-015-0024-8.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0028-5403-9

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In the last years, it was demonstrated that neutral molecules can be loaded on a microchip directly from a supersonic beam. The molecules are confined in microscopic traps that can be moved smoothly over the surface of the chip. Once the molecules are trapped, they can be decelerated to a standstill, for instance, or pumped into selected quantum states by laser light or microwaves. Molecules are detected on the chip by time-resolved spatial imaging, which allows for the study of the distribution in the phase space of the molecular ensemble.